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IATA highlights measures needed to minimise Brexit impact on air cargo


IATA has warned that there are no fallback agreements such as the WTO framework available in a ‘no-deal’ Brexit scenario


IATA has called for urgent action by the UK and the EU to put in place contingency planning for the continuation of air services in the event of a no-deal Brexit. This follows the release of an IATA-


commissioned study on the effects of Brexit on airlines flying to and from the UK. IATA is urging faster progress in order to bring certainty to three critical air transport issues: • The uninterrupted continuation of air


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January 2019 connectivity;


• The framework for regulating safety and security;


• The policies and processes needed for efficient border management. Alexandre de Juniac, IATA’s DG and CEO,


said: “These are the most critical areas because there are no fallback agreements such as the WTO framework available in a ‘no-deal’ Brexit scenario. Without any contingency planning


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being made transparent to the industry, the risks of not addressing these issues could mean chaos for travellers and interrupted supply chains. With less than six months to go, we have little more certainty than we did in June 2016.” More information on IATA’s position can be


found at www.iata.org/pressroom/pr/Pages/ 2018-10-24-01.aspx The report from IATA’s study on Brexit and Air


Transport Issues can be downloaded from /www.iata.org/policy/consumer-pax- rights/Documents/iata-brexit-study.pdf


This article originally appeared in the CLECAT Newsletter Issue 37 30 October 2018


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